Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRARD COUNTY·NCES 210216000456
Paint Lick Elementary School
6798 Richmond Rd, Paint Lick, KY 40461 · (859) 792-2122 · Garrard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
183 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Garrard County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Paint Lick Elementary School
Paint Lick Elementary School's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Lick Elementary School this school | 260 | 70.4% | 54.1% |
| Oakview Elementary School Ashland | 267 | 68.5% | 41.5% |
| Fordsville Elementary School Fordsville | 245 | 68.2% | 58.5% |
| Wrigley Elementary School West Liberty | 286 | 68.9% | 45.8% |
| Roundstone Elementary School Mount Vernon | 267 | 69.3% | 44.7% |
| Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy Ashland | 230 | 72.2% | N/A |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Paint Lick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #167 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #251 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #152 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #623 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #8 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #461 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.4% | #276 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #86 of 437 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 260 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 70% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 65% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 70% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 66% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 61% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 56% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 66% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 71% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paint Lick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (333 to 260); teachers up 9% (22 to 24).
About Paint Lick Elementary School
Paint Lick Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Paint Lick, Kentucky. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 260 students. Against the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 38% lower.
The district, Garrard County, has 2,503 students enrolled across 5 schools.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Paint Lick Elementary School. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Garrard County is about 92% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 10.8 students per teacher and 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.5 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 70%.
allk12 grades Paint Lick Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Paint Lick Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 38.9%. Paint Lick Elementary School scores 54.1%, 15.2 points above that line.
Garrard County census figures show that the median household income is $63,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Garrard County is home to 6 public schools and about 2,503 public school students.
Nearby, Garrard County High School is about 5.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Paint Lick Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.1% against a local average of 44.3%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 6% from 2020-21, when Paint Lick Elementary School had 278 students, to 2024-25, when it had 260.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Garrard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,568
Census ACS
Median income
$63,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrard County
- Garrard County High SchoolHigh · 792 students
- Garrard Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Camp Dick Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Garrard County High School5.5 mi · 792
- Lancaster Elementary School6.4 mi · 462
- Garrard Middle School6.7 mi · 543
- Crab Orchard Elementary School8.4 mi · 266
- Farristown Middle School9.6 mi · 463
- Berea Community High School9.7 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Paint Lick Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paint Lick Elementary School?
Paint Lick Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Paint Lick Elementary School serve?
Paint Lick Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Paint Lick Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Paint Lick Elementary School.
How diverse is Paint Lick Elementary School?
Paint Lick Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Paint Lick Elementary School?
Paint Lick Elementary School is overseen by Garrard County in Garrard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.